Violence has no place in any civilized society and we condemn the incident in Bukidnon where gunshots were allegedly fired against the camp of Ka Leody de Guzman.

The administration of the fourth dose, or second booster shot, of COVID-19 vaccines has nothing to do with the potential increase in cases in May 2022.

The United States has once again displayed how infirmed its intelligence gathering is with its recent claim of “credible” reports of human rights violations by the Philippine government in its State Department’s 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.

The President has decided to veto the consolidated Senate Bill No. 2395/House Bill No. 5793, which seeks to mandate the registration of all SIM cards and social media accounts, with the purpose of deterring electronic communication-aided crimes.

The Executive is closely monitoring the track of Tropical Storm Agaton as government’s hands are on deck to assist affected residents. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council is coordinating with the disaster councils of affected areas to support relief activities.

The Inter-Agency Task Force on Friday, April 8, 2022, placed Mountain Province in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Southern Leyte in Region VIII, and Misamis Oriental in Region X under Alert Level 1.

We take note of the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) February 2022 Labor Force Survey showing an unemployment rate of 6.4%. Unemployed individuals in February 2022 are more than a million lower compared to the same month last year.

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte would surely give support to candidates he believes will continue his platform and the reforms he initiated.

The latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey which showed that 51%, or +44, of adults Filipinos had said the Philippine economy will improve in the next 12 months is a welcome development.

While it is true that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte vetoed the Security of Tenure Bill in 2019, as mentioned by Senate President Vicente Sotto III, the Chief Executive explained that the version submitted by Congress “unduly broadens the scope and definition of prohibited labor-only contracting, effectively proscribing forms of contractualization that are not particularly unfavorable to employees involved.”